He married Sally Marcella Lincecum Jan 15, 1878 and they had nine children.
He was in Temple June 1881, the day of its incorporation and purchased one of the lots sold.
He died while visiting a son in Ft. Worth, TX.
Bio by Frances Mays McFarland's research
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There is no date on the following transcription of a clipping from a Temple newspaper:
The death of W. I. McMahan, first city marshall of Temple, Sunday brought forth many reminiscence from old Temple Pioneers.
Among the stories about the 86 year old Mr. McMahan is the one Mrs. D. M. Seybold, 1614 W. Ave.H. tells:
Mrs. Seybold's brother, the late R. M. Bigham, and Mr. McMahan were the best of friends.
Mr. McMahan almost always rode Mr. Bigham's big gray horse, "Dick", when he went out after law
breakers. And when he rode "Dick" he always came back with the man he was after, Mrs. Seybold said.
Mrs. Seybold, nee Bigham, is a real Temple pioneer and her family lived in one of the first houses to be built in Temple.
shared by Frances Mays McFarland from the research of Esther (Wilson) Bigham.
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Note: His birth year on his tombstone (1851) is different from his death certificate (1852).
He married Sally Marcella Lincecum Jan 15, 1878 and they had nine children.
He was in Temple June 1881, the day of its incorporation and purchased one of the lots sold.
He died while visiting a son in Ft. Worth, TX.
Bio by Frances Mays McFarland's research
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There is no date on the following transcription of a clipping from a Temple newspaper:
The death of W. I. McMahan, first city marshall of Temple, Sunday brought forth many reminiscence from old Temple Pioneers.
Among the stories about the 86 year old Mr. McMahan is the one Mrs. D. M. Seybold, 1614 W. Ave.H. tells:
Mrs. Seybold's brother, the late R. M. Bigham, and Mr. McMahan were the best of friends.
Mr. McMahan almost always rode Mr. Bigham's big gray horse, "Dick", when he went out after law
breakers. And when he rode "Dick" he always came back with the man he was after, Mrs. Seybold said.
Mrs. Seybold, nee Bigham, is a real Temple pioneer and her family lived in one of the first houses to be built in Temple.
shared by Frances Mays McFarland from the research of Esther (Wilson) Bigham.
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Note: His birth year on his tombstone (1851) is different from his death certificate (1852).
Family Members
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Mary Emiline Bigham Garrett
1840–1918
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Nancy Pare Lee Bigham Lancaster
1842–1925
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Margaret Adeline "Peggy" Bigham Lancaster
1845–1921
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John Davis Bigham
1847–1873
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Robert Clark Bigham
1849–1921
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George Patton Bigham
1854–1930
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Anna Cynthia Bigham Seybold
1857–1944
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Eveline Bigham Wofford
1859–1931
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Amelia Bigham Caldwell
1862–1908
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Newt Wilson Bigham
1865–1910
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